Not quite 4,000...

[UUilliam]

Part of the problem with being a Large Public International forum is you get allot of new people coming, Good and bad but mainly terrible
(by terrible i mean new people who wanna learn)
Thats why you dont see many Pro Photographers on Public boards cause they get bombarded with questions like "wuw huw i get subpar imagees like yu?"
so they use Private - Invite only forums (or similar)

 

[PhilGarber]

Part of the problem with being a Large Public International forum is you get allot of new people coming, Good and bad but mainly terrible
(by terrible i mean new people who wanna learn)
Thats why you dont see many Pro Photographers on Public boards cause they get bombarded with questions like "wuw huw i get subpar imagees like yu?"
so they use Private - Invite only forums (or similar)

Private forums? Me intrigued! On topic, I think this thread definitely deserves a visit from Chase.

 

[manaheim]

You know if you take those things and glue a thread spindle to them and put a filled balloon with air over the spindle, it makes them hover and you can slide them along the floor. Wicked cool.

:scratch:


Man you are wicked strange

Well maybe The Village People album :lmao:

Too many years of watching shows like Mr. Wizard and Beakman's World.

 

[terri]

Part of the problem with being a Large Public International forum is you get allot of new people coming, Good and bad but mainly terrible
(by terrible i mean new people who wanna learn)
Thats why you dont see many Pro Photographers on Public boards cause they get bombarded with questions like "wuw huw i get subpar imagees like yu?"
so they use Private - Invite only forums (or similar)

Private forums? Me intrigued! On topic, I think this thread definitely deserves a visit from Chase.

FYI: Chase sold the forum in late 2008. He is no longer the owner of TPF.

Folks, I will say again: with the recent vB upgrade, members have the ability to create groups, blogs, private albums, and other assorted goodies. BigMike's point about the site being member-driven is meant to encourage groups, such as all the interested parties in this thread, to band together and create their own special-interest group. It's been suggested in other threads. It can be done - just organize amongst yourselves!

If you really need moderator assistance, just ask. What Mike's saying regarding mod assistance is that we do expect you to police yourselves while you make this place your own, using the tools here at your disposal.

 

[manaheim]

Oh you know last time I looked at groups it didn't appear to have any real discussion capabilities... now it looks like it may.

Should I setup a group for some more serious critique or something along those lines?

 

[Village Idiot]

Seriously Manny, it took you 4000 posts to realize that? Why do you think I don't take the noob section seriously? There's only so many times you can tell a noob to buy a 5D MKII over a D40 before they actually do it. I'll manage that one day, I will.

 

[PhilGarber]

FYI: Chase sold the forum in late 2008. He is no longer the owner of TPF.

Really? Wow. That proves my knowledge of TPF :meh:. Glad to see to chance of attitude, Chris!

 

[Overread]

Oh you know last time I looked at groups it didn't appear to have any real discussion capabilities... now it looks like it may.

Should I setup a group for some more serious critique or something along those lines?

@#$"£!^!£$^$£%£$%"£$!"¬ !

I knew there was something I neglected when I returned.. gah
*headbanging into wall smilie here*

 

[Village Idiot]

I has domains. I can host private forums.

 

[c.cloudwalker]

:hail::hail::hail::hail::hail::hail::hail::hail::hail::hail::hail:

Alright. Ok. I'm with you. You're the man.

Only been here a couple months but in that short time it seems to have gotten totally ridiculous.

New members who know next to nothing giving the most ridiculous advice as if they were long time pros.

Overall quality of the uploaded photos going seriously south.

New members seem to have thinner and thinner skin.

So called pros stuck deeper and deeper in that rut that is their way and that they have to impose on everybody else.

Manaheim, you're the man.

:hail::hail::hail::hail::hail::hail::hail::hail::hail::hail::hail:

Oh, wait a minute, you're doing some of that yourself.
:lmao:

 

[manaheim]

^^^

Wow.

I'm hurt!

 

[Jedo_03]

Spent some time here previously - but 'disappeared' - yeah, because of some of the reasons posted above...
ALSO...
Well... I got the impression that I wasn't all that "popular" with the natives around here... Some of you guy's posting in this thread are loaded with your own brand of sarcasm and attitude and one-upmanship... I've experienced that personally in the forum.
As I see it - internet forums serve a wide gamut of interests: social, personal, community, 'belonging', and of course Knowledge...
I'd suppose that a noobie would join a forum based on a quest for Knowledge... Just got a new camera/wants to get a new camera/lens/strobe... Whadya think of this shot... The social etc aspects can/will only grow if the newbie becomes "accepted" by the other members of the community... Equally, if 'experienced' members won't/don't answer noobie questions then the noobie won't learn and grow...
In a 'real' camera club, noobies learn from experienced members by example (with the odd 'talk' here and there)... They get to see the variety of gear used by the savvy members and the SOOC and the post-processing technique, different styles... etc etc...
TPF is a virtual camera club... But the same 'club' concepts (should still) apply... But by NOT talking about your gear and how you use it to obtain such and such an image - and by NOT showing noobies your images and giving your own comments - then you are shredding the concept of being a 'club'... So who loses...???
Okay - so the 'club-house' has suddenly been "invaded" by a multitude of Generation Y/Z noobies... 'undreds of -em... So what are established members gonna do..? Simply walk away from the club and the clubhouse..?
Would you walk away if it was a real club and a real club-house at the end of your street... Start a new club somewhere else..? Join a different club..?
Would you close the membership books and not allow any new members..? Would you 'restrict' membership and only allow people with green skin who are owners of 5D's or D700's..?
And if a new noobie (with green skin) comes along to the club next thursday night and the first question they ask is "What sorta camera should I get" are you gonna call the police (Mods) and have the poor little bugger ejected..? Do you really think that writing our words of wisdom on yellow "post-it" sheets and stickying them onto an allocated club-house wall will be helpful to a rookie noobie... at all..? Will ignoring them be helpful... at all..?
I think... the concept of any 'club' embraces and embodies comradeship and community... knowledge is gained and knowledge is passed on... in a social environment... with good intention... and from the heart...
And TPF is a club...
Jedo

 

[Village Idiot]

:hail::hail::hail::hail::hail::hail::hail::hail::hail::hail::hail:

Alright. Ok. I'm with you. You're the man.

Only been here a couple months but in that short time it seems to have gotten totally ridiculous.

New members who know next to nothing giving the most ridiculous advice as if they were long time pros.

Overall quality of the uploaded photos going seriously south.

New members seem to have thinner and thinner skin.

So called pros stuck deeper and deeper in that rut that is their way and that they have to impose on everybody else.

Manaheim, you're the man.

:hail::hail::hail::hail::hail::hail::hail::hail::hail::hail::hail:

Oh, wait a minute, you're doing some of that yourself.
:lmao:

I'll expose to whoever I damn well please.

 

[Dao]

..... Only been here a couple months but in that short time it seems to have gotten totally ridiculous.
New members who know next to nothing giving the most ridiculous advice as if they were long time pros.
Overall quality of the uploaded photos going seriously south.
New members seem to have thinner and thinner skin. .....

I do not know if it is a coincident or not, I believe it all started when "Photography Beginners' Forum" section changed to "Photography Beginners' Forum & Photo Gallery"

 

[Overread]

..... Only been here a couple months but in that short time it seems to have gotten totally ridiculous.
New members who know next to nothing giving the most ridiculous advice as if they were long time pros.
Overall quality of the uploaded photos going seriously south.
New members seem to have thinner and thinner skin. .....

I do not know if it is a coincident or not, I believe it all started when "Photography Beginners' Forum" section changed to "Photography Beginners' Forum & Photo Gallery"

I don't think so - many beginners already used the section to get advice on photos which they posted there - the change in name mearly meant that the mods no longer had to move threads (and have other members whine about photos in the wrong section ).
Besides it does allow for a more concentrated effort since many beginner level images in the galleries would get overlooked often as not